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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
9
In San Antonio Dr. J. Kaplan proposes a moon voyage not too costly if ships fill tanks with chemosphere. He cites sun driven photochemical activity 26 to 70 miles up, a hydroxyl rich region, and coins the term chemosphere to describe a 44 mile energy filled layer for propulsion.
The Kenny family in Germantown Wisconsin has preserved a good luck coin minted in 1818. Carried through generations by John Blake Kenny in Washington Pennsylvania, then Preston F. Kenny, and now John F. Kenny of Germantown, who has held it 35 years. The coin is slightly larger than a half dollar with edge inscription Fifteen Cents or Half a Dollar and a notably plumper Liberty figure than modern coins.
Mrs. Oro Arnold and her daughters called on Mrs. Minnie McFarland at her home Saturday for a social visit.
In Unity New Hampshire a lightning strike sent 2300 volts into the Schultz home. Russell Schultz was shocked attempting to leave his bed while his wife was knocked by an oil stove. Firemen and linemen cut the circuit after electricians confirmed the outage.
Newton Memorial Hospital patient Mrs Leo Harris receives supportive messages from friends wishing her a speedy recovery.
At White Sands ordnance proving ground the heaviest rocket yet launched climbed to 85 miles in the stratosphere at 3600 mph. Its warhead surpassed by four times the German early rocket. Called a flying laboratory the craft carried many instruments later jettisoned by parachute for recovery. It marks the fourth in a series of 80 mile plus tests with two years of instrument development.
Newsmen Pete Stevenson and Jim Patterson chased a legend of a headless Frenchman near Kettle Creek in Clinton County. A flickering figure, a moan, and a nighttime pursuit ended with the phantom vanishing up Road Hollow. Skeptics cite methane gas, phosphorus, or silver ore as explanations.
Chicago reports a capacitron device that sterilizes meat fish vegetables and dairy with electrons in a millionth of a second. It preserves enzymes and kills spoilage organisms keeping foods fresh for up to four years in sealed containers.
Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pratt and their sons were Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Woods of Milano and A. D. LaGrone.
Mrs Zella Linders of Temple has regained health and is back home following a sickness treated at Newton Memorial Hospital.
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